Archives for December 2009

‘”It’s great,” Tallinder said before facing the St. Louis Blues in Scottrade Center. “I wasn’t surprised. I knew I was in the mix, but you never know if you’re going to be picked or not. It’s going to be fun.”‘

“We didn’t play well (Saturday) night,” Grier said. “I think we all kind of felt anxious coming into the game tonight and the guys battled. I think it took us a while to find our legs, but we battled and hung in there.”’

“We played well, we got some bounces,” Grier said. “We played the same kind of hockey we all want to play…get the puck in, hang on to pucks, get things to the net and try and get our cycle game going.” ‘

‘Connolly gave Buffalo some insurance and a two-goal lead later in the third by beating Conklin on a shorthanded break. Tyler Myers, who appeared to suffer an injury just seconds before, got the play started in the Sabres’ own end by flipping a pass to Grier. The Buffalo forward, who had already scored two goals, carried it deep into the St. Louis zone, spun around, and fed a pass in front of the net to Connolly who then roofed it for his second goal of the night, making it a 5-3 game.’

‘It mattered not that their feared opponents were without King Alfredsson, Prince Spezza and Knight Nick Foligno. It mattered not that their backup goalie was thrust into action to man the crease. Nay, the Buffalo Sabres bowed down and kissed the rings of their conquerors for the 4th time this season and will do so again and again for eternity….or so it seems.’

‘”Chris made a commitment to be serious about playing the sport,” Turnbull said. “He skated really well and saw the rink well. But he never got in trouble, never got beat one on one. He was good about moving his feet and not getting crunched. And that outlet pass, it was ‘boom!'”‘